阐述正当法律程序的保障对象及权利范围/刘成江

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阐述正当法律程序的保障对象及权利范围

刘成江


  一、正当程序的保障对象
  根据第五条和第十四条修正案,正当程序保障的对象为“任何人”。 一般而言,这里所指的任何人,是指在美国管辖权所及的各州、哥伦比亚特区及准州的属地,除了暂时由美国管辖但尚未并入美国领土的地区不适用之外,包括所有美国籍自然人、所有公司法人及境内外国人。但是在美国领土管辖权以外,由军事法庭审判的交战国人不适用。
1  .早期保障对象。 在美国第五条修正案颁布以后,就正当法律程序的保障来说,并不以公民资格为必要条件。但是,由于当时奴隶制在美国仍然存在,所以奴隶是否为正当程序条款所保障的“人”成为一个争议的焦点。早期的法律和判例表明,当时的政府和最高法院支持奴隶制,由于奴隶不是合众国宪法所保障的“人”,不是宪法权利的主体,而是宪法权利的客体,所以奴隶没有资格获得个人基本权利的宪法保护,自然也就无法得到宪法修正案中正当程序条款的保障。
  直到1857年,“斯考特案”将奴隶制的争论问题推向高潮,法院的判决仍然不同意奴隶具有美国公民的身份和资格,而根据第五条修正案,奴隶却作为奴隶主的财产,奴隶主对其的财产权得到宪法保护。
直到美国第十四条修正案对公民资格进行界定以后,奴隶才真正成为正当程序条款的保障的“任何人”。该修正案第一条规定了:“凡在合众国出生或归化合众国并受其管辖者,均为合众国公民及其所居住州的公民。”这一规定确定了奴隶在美国的公民资格,至此,奴隶也成为了正当程序条款的保障对象。
  然而,从第五条和第十四条修正案的规定内容来看,其保障对象只限于所有在美国主权管辖范围内的美国公民、外国公民、无国籍人以及外交代表等等,即自然人。但随着美国社会的巨大变化和众多企业公司的涌现,第五条和第十四条修正案的保障对象的范围显然过于狭隘。
  2.保障对象的扩张
  随着美国社会的发展和工业化时代的到来,众多的公司企业迅猛发展,成为经济生活中不可或缺的重要元素。而涉及公司法人及其财产权的法律问题也日益增多,关于公司是否受第五条和第十四条修正案正当程序的保障也成为宪法解释中的重要问题。
1819年的“达特茅斯学院诉伍德沃特案”的判决赋予了公司基本的法律权利。而美国法院依靠对宪法的扩大解释,在1866年的“圣克拉县诉南太平洋铁路公司案”中承认了公司是“人”,也应受到宪法保护。也就是说,公司作为一种“人”,也可以得到第五条和第十四条修正案中正当程序的保障。
  在公司被纳入正当程序保障范围之后,公司的财产权和自由权得到了极大的保护。1905年的“洛克纳诉钮州案”中,最高法院的判决明显地体现出了法院及整个美国社会对公司权利的极力保护。
  总之,为了适应资本主义经济发展中保护公司的财产权的需要,美国法院灵活运用宪法原则和制度,对正当法律程序进行扩大性解释,将公司纳入到“人”的范围,使公司成为法律程序保障的对象。
  二、正当法律程序保障的权利范围
  从美国宪法中第五条和第十四条修正案的内容来看,正当法律程序条款所保障的是“生命、自由和财产”,然而,“正当程序条款体现了一个权利体系,该权利体系基于深嵌于传统和我们人民的感情中以至于被我们的整个历史所表现的构成一个文明社会的基础的道德原则。正当程序与公平的、正当的和公正的概念相一致。”所以,在适用该条款时,明确受该条款保障的权利范围还是十分必要的。 
  而所谓权利,美国法学家罗斯科庞德认为,“利益,利益加上保障利益的法律工具,狭义的法律权利、权力、自由权、特权”,这六种为通常含义上的权利。在美国宪法中,权利的涵义经过早期的“自然权利”与“既得权利”之争以及现代诸多默示权利的出现,已经包括了自由权利,财产权利和其他方面的权利。下面笔者着重介绍自由权利和财产权利。
  1.自由权利 在美国的宪法意义上,关于自由的涵义一直存在争论。主要有狭义说和广义说之分。狭义说认为自由的概念不能脱离普通法原本的意思,作任意的扩展,也就是说,“自由”只限定在人身自由上。而广义说的观点则认为,“人身自由”只是自由概念中最基本的层面,除此之外,“自由”还包括更为广泛的理解。广义的自由实际上更多的是从意志自由的层面出发来界定自由的含义,即作为理性的、享有人格和尊严的人,可以做任何自己想做的合法的事情的自由。
  尽管存在狭义说和广义说的区分,但在1923年的“迈耶诉内布拉斯加州案”中最高法院再次对“自由”做出了宽泛解释,指出自由利益一般属于以下范畴①免除肉体制约的自由或“人身自由”;②实质性的宪法权利;③其他基本自由。
  ①人身自由 在美国的刑事诉讼程序中,为了确保被告人的人身利益不受无理侵犯,被告在审判前程序、审判程序以及审判后程序中都受到广泛的程序性保护。例如,根据美国法律的一般原则,被告人在被排除合理怀疑地证明有罪之前应当被假定为无罪。因此,在审前阶段一般不应剥夺被告人的自由,除非出于国家或者公共利益的需要。根据美国联邦法律,除非一个人被指控犯有可判处死刑的罪行(所谓的非保释罪),在他用尽所有的救济手段最终被认定有罪之前,不仅包括被捕后审判前,而且在定罪和申请纠错令之后,都有权获得保释。
  ②实质性的宪法权利和其他自由 所谓实质性的宪法权利,包括宪法正文和修正案所列举的权利,以及从宪法中引申出来的或从宪法文字、结构中推断出来的权利和利益,如表达自由和宗教信仰自由,结社自由以及对隐私权的尊重等等;而所谓“其他自由”,在美国的法院判决和司法解释中并没有给出明确的界定。按照扩大解释的原则,应该为与财产和自由利益有关的利益。这两者都是美国法院通过司法实践引申出来的“自由”。
  2.财产权利 在美国财产法意义上,“财产”一方面指所有权,一方面指“物”,包括动产与不动产。美国宪法第五条和第十四条修正案所保护的财产应为第一方面,即重要的法律上承认的所有权利益。在美国司法解释中,虽然财产的范围和界限并不清晰,但总体来说,对财产权利或财产利益的认定应满足以下条件:第一,合法取得。合法指的是需经制定法确认、法院判例中认可或者符合“非成文的普通法”规则。最普遍的方式是经制定法规则的确认,一旦政府承认某人合法地享有某项利益,就形成了一种可期望的情况:这项利益不得被任意终止,一项财产利益就告成立。第二,依法应享有的权利仅仅适用于“目前享有的”权利或利益,正当程序并不保护申请获得利益的人。
  1972年的“校务委员会诉罗斯案”的判决意见和司法解释,对财产涵义的界定和说明起到了重要作用。斯图沃特法官认为,在决定是否适用正当法律程序条款之前,必须确定被上诉人要求的利益是否处于第十四条修正案保障的自由和财产之中,即首先要确定该利益的性质。接着,他指出受正当法律程序保护的财产利益远远超过了不动产、动产和金钱的现实的所有权关系,法院更倾向于对当事人广泛的利益作出有效的保护而回避呆板和形式化的限制,但是必须对如此众多而广泛的利益给出一定的意义和范畴。个人对其某种财产利益当然具有需要或愿望,但是他应不止具有单方面的主观愿望,而且更为重要的是他必须对此有合法的权利要求。宪法并不创设财产利益,财产利益的形成及其范围的界定依据现行的规则或协议,这些规则有独立的法律渊源如各州的制定法。
  与此同时,姐妹案“佩里诉辛德曼案”也同样对界定“财产”概念时合法取得的重要意义作出强调。因此,不被制定法、规则或者所谓的普通法所认可的利益只是一种个人期待的利益,个人也只能是“申请获得利益的人”,该利益就不是第五条和第十四条修正案下的“则产”利益和权利,不受正当法律程序的保障。
  总之,正当法律程序所保障的权利范围经历了从早期到近现代被逐步扩大解释的过程,尽管到现在对于权利范围的界定仍未完全清晰,但笔者认为,在美国法官灵活运用法律解释的前提之下,正当法律程序的权利保障范围依旧会不断扩展。


北安市人民法院 刘成江
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加强出口商品质量管理,是提高经济效益、增加出口创汇的关键。近年来,我国部分出口商品质量下降,不但造成经济损失,影响出口创汇,而且有损于国家信誉。各地区、各有关部门对此要给予高度重视,采取有力措施,尽快扭转这种状况,把出口商品质量搞上去。

关于加强出口商品质量管理工作的意见
一、清理和整顿出口商品的生产厂点
各地区、各部门要对所有生产出口商品的企业进行一次全面清理和整顿,择优定点。凡不具备质量保证的企业,不准生产出口商品。
重点清理、整顿出口商品质量管理较差、生产加工厂点过多、质量问题较多的行业。
二、加强出口商品生产企业的质量管理和检验工作
(一)在生产企业中,对出口商品的质量,厂长(经理)要全面负责。
(二)出口专业厂、出口生产基地和重要出口商品生产企业,可设总质量师。总质量师协助厂长全面负责产品质量的检验和管理工作,有权代表厂长停止不合格出口商品的生产和出厂。
(三)在重要出口商品生产企业,试行国家商检部门派驻质量监督员制度(简称驻厂员制度)。驻厂员代表国家对生产企业的出口商品质量和检验工作进行监督,有权对出口商品使用的原材料、零部件和成品进行检验、抽查或复验。驻厂员如发现出口商品不合格,有权停止出口商品出
厂,并可通知外贸经营单位不予收购。
(四)所有出口商品生产企业,都要推行全面质量管理,健全质量责任制,加强检验工作,制订严格的工艺规程和劳动纪律。尽快建立和完善出口商品生产企业的质量保证体系。
三、加强出口商品质量的监督和检验
(一)一切出口商品都必须经过检验。不合格的商品(包括包装不合格)不准出厂,外贸经营单位不得收购,商检部门不予出证放行。
(二)逐步充实商检部门的力量,完善出口商品检验手段。
(三)商检部门要会同有关主管部门加快对重要出口商品发放出口商品质量许可证的工作。凡是实行出口商品质量许可证的商品,未取得出口商品质量许可证的,经贸主管部门不能签发出口许可证。
(四)经贸主管部门要加强对外贸经营单位的监督、检查,督促外贸经营单位加强质量管理工作,健全验收制度,增强验收力量,切实做到择优安排出口生产,择优收购商品,坚持质量第一、以质取胜的经营方针。凡不具备外贸经营条件的单位,经贸主管部门有权取消其外贸经营资格
,并通知工商行政管理部门吊销其营业执照。严禁违反国家规定,通过非正常渠道或采取不正当手段出口商品。
四、要把提高出口商品质量,作为企业技术进步工作的重点
各地区、各部门要根据外贸出口的战略需要,以提高产品质量、增加创汇为重点,调整技术进步的投资结构和方向,将出口商品的重点生产企业、专业厂与生产基地的技术改造、科技攻关、技术引进、测试检验、扩大生产、降低消耗等各方面的措施衔接起来。大力改善出口商品仓储条
件,减少商品的污染和损坏。
五、明确出口商品的质量责任
为了保证出口商品的质量,各有关单位和部门都要有明确的责任和制度。出口商品因质量问题造成经济损失或产生不良影响时,必须分清生产加工企业、外贸经营单位、仓储运输单位、商检部门和其他有关部门的责任。凡属渎职、失职造成的质量事故,要追究责任者和有关领导者的责
任,并严肃处理。
六、进一步改善出口商品的包装
中国包装进出口总公司要会同中国包装总公司,进一步研究制订改进出口商品包装的方案、计划和措施。当前要解决好出口食品、饮料、烟叶、罐头、五金、机械、陶瓷、纺织品、服装、棉花和危险品的包装,协调落实包装生产厂点和原材料供应,健全包装质量标准,加强质量管理、
检验和监督工作。
七、加强出口商品的标准化工作,改善口岸的计量条件
(一)标准、商检和经贸部门要会同各主管部门,加快制定和修订出口商品标准及出口检验标准。
(二)运输主管部门要会同商检和计量部门共同研究提出改进口岸计量条件的方案,纳入运输主管部门和有关地区技术改造规划,三年内基本改善口岸计量条件。
八、加强出口商品商标和出口专利产品的管理
(一)对名牌出口商品商标的使用,经贸和工商行政管理部门要共同进行一次清理整顿,加强管理,保护名牌出口商品。
(二)未经上级主管机关批准或专利权人同意,生产企业和外贸经营单位不得生产和经营出口专利产品。
(三)对国内外假冒我国出口商品商标、仿制我出口专利产品和伪造我商检证书的侵权、违法行为,要坚决查处、及时起诉,维护企业和我国的合法权益。
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CIRCULAR OF THE GENERAL OFFICE OF THE STATE COUNCIL ON THE TRAN-
SMISSION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS SUBMITTED BY THE STATE ECONOMIC COM-
MISSION, THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS AND TRADE, AND THE
STATE BUREAU OF IMPORT AND EXPORT COMMODITIES INSPECTION CONCERNING THE
STRENGTHENING OF QUALITY CONTROL OF EXPORT COMMODITIES
(April 29, 1987)
The State Council has accepted The Recommendations Concerning the
Strengthening of Quality Control of Export Commodities, submitted by the
State Economic Commission, the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and
Trade, and the State Bureau of Import and Export Commodities Inspection.
The Recommendations are hereby transmitted to you, and you are requested
to implement them conscientiously in light of the actual conditions in
your spheres of activities.
The strengthening of quality control of export commodities is the key to
increasing economic returns as well as foreign exchange earnings. In
recent years, the quality of some of our country's export commodities has
shown a decline, which has not only caused economic losses and affected
foreign exchange earnings by exports, but also marred the reputation of
our country. All the localities and departments concerned shall give the
amplest attention to this state of affairs, take effective measures to
remedy it quickly so as to upgrade the quality of our export commodities.
RECOMMENDATIONS SUBMITTED BY THE STATE ECONOMIC COMMISSION, THE MINISTRY
OF FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS AND TRADE, AND THE STATE BUREAU OF IMPORT
AND EXPORT COMMODITIES INSPECTION CONCERNING THE STRENGTHENING OF QUALITY
CONTROL OF EXPORT COMMODITIES
(Extracts)
In recent years, the quality of some of our country's export commodities
has shown a decline, which has not only caused economic losses and had an
unfavourable impact on the foreign exchange earnings by exports, but also
marred the reputation of our country. In order to rapidly remedy this
situation and to strengthen quality control of our export commodities, we
hereby submit, on the basis of the investigations and studies of the
aforesaid situation and the opinions solicited from all localities and
departments concerned, the following recommendations:

I. Checking up and Rectifying Factories to be Designated as Export
Commodities Manufacturers
All the localities and departments concerned must carry out an all-round
checking-up on, and rectification of, all the enterprises that are
manufacturing export commodities and then designate from among them the
most outstanding ones as manufacturers of commodities for export. Those
enterprises found to be lacking the conditions for guaranteeing the
quality of their products shall not be permitted to manufacture
commodities for export. The State Economic Commission, the Ministry of
Foreign Economic Relations and Trade, and the State Bureau of Import and
Export Commodities Inspection shall jointly be responsible for the
checking-up and rectification in conjunction with other competent organs
concerned. The checking-up and rectification shall be focused on those
industries whose quality control over export commodities is comparatively
poor, whose number of factories designated for producing and processing
export commodities is too large, and whose quality problems are numerous.

II. Strengthening the Quality Control and Inspection Work in Enterprises
Producing Export Commodities
(1) In production enterprises, the factory director (the manager) shall
take overall responsibility for quality of export commodities.
(2) In factories specially engaged in the production of export
commodities, the production bases of export commodities, and the
enterprises producing import and export commodities, the post of chief
quality controller may be set up. The chief quality controller shall
assist the factory director in taking the overall responsibility for
inspecting and controlling the quality of products, for implementing the
Regulations on the Responsibility for Quality Control of Industrial
Products, for organizing the formulation and implementation of the rules
for reward and penalty relating to the quality of products, and for making
the decision, on behalf of the factory director, to stop the production
and delivery out of the factory of sub-standard export commodities.
(3) In enterprises producing important export commodities, the system of
having a resident quality supervisor stationed in the enterprise and sent
by the State commodities inspection department (referred to, for short, as
"the resident supervisor system") shall be implemented on a trial basis.
The resident supervisor shall, in the name of the State, exercise
supervision over the quality and inspection of the production enterprise's
export commodities, and have the right to inspect, to spot check, or to
re-inspect the finished products, or the raw and processed materials, or
spare parts and components, used in manufacturing export commodities. In
case where the resident supervisor discovers that the export commodities
are not up to the standard, he/she has the right to stop the delivery out
of the factory of the export commodities, and may ask the foreign trade
corporations not to purchase the said export commodities. The production
enterprise shall provide the resident supervisor with working conditions,
the data of quality, and relevant technical documents for carrying out
quality inspection; and it shall also inspect, spot check, or re-inspect
its products, as required by the resident supervisor. The resident
supervisors shall be personnel of the State commodities inspection
departments, and their salaries, bonuses and welfare benefits shall all be
borne by the sending department so that no direct economic connections
shall exist between the resident supervisors and the production
enterprise.
(4) All the production enterprises manufacturing export commodities shall
implement an all-round quality control, strengthen and perfect the quality
responsibility system, strengthen inspection work, and work out strict
technological processes and labour discipline. The factory director shall
appoint a person who has technical know-how, experience and strong sense
of responsibility, as head of the inspection department, and this
appointment shall be reported to the authorities in charge of the
enterprise for the record. No department or individual within the
enterprise shall be permitted to interfere with the work conducted by the
inspection department, and its independence in performing its functions
shall be guaranteed. It is imperative to establish and perfect, as soon as
possible, the quality guarantee system in enterprises producing export
commodities.

III. Strengthening the Supervision and Inspection of the Quality of Export
Commodities
All export commodities must undergo the process of inspection. Commodities
that are not up to the standard (including those whose packaging is not up
to the standard) shall not be permitted to leave the factory; the foreign
trade corporations shall not be permitted to purchase such commodities;
and the commodities inspection department shall not issue export licence
and grant clearance.
The working contingent of the commodities inspection department shall be
reinforced gradually, and the means of inspection of export commodities be
perfected. The commodities inspection department shall, in conjunction
with the competent authorities concerned, speed up the work for issuing
quality licenses for important export commodities. With respect to those
commodities to which the system of quality licence for export commodities
applies, the competent authorities for foreign economic relations and
trade shall not issue for them export licences before they have obtained
quality licenses for export commodities.
The competent authorities for foreign economic relations and trade shall
strengthen their supervision over and inspection of foreign trade
corporations, and urge them to strengthen the work of quality control, to
improve examination-and-acceptance system, and reinforce the working
personnel for the system, to strive to do a good job in selecting
outstanding factories to manufacture commodities for export, to purchase
commodities from the factories that produce quality products, and to
adhere to the principle of "placing quality first, and winning over the
customers by offering them quality products". The competent authorities
for foreign economic relations and trade shall have the right to
disqualify those units which do not have the qualifications for doing
foreign trade business, and ask the administrative department for industry
and commerce to revoke their business licences. The exportation of
commodities through irregular channels or by using crooked means by
violation of the State provisions shall be strictly prohibited.
IV. Taking the Improvement of the Quality of Export Commodities as the
Focus of the Work of Technical Advancement
All the localities and departments shall, in accordance with the
requirements of the strategy of export and foreign trade, make adjustment
in the structure and the orientation of investment for technical
advancement, and link up the various measures adopted for technical
transformation, the tackling of difficult problems (in science and
technology), the importation of technology, testing and inspection, the
expansion of production, and the reduction in consumption of raw materials
and energy, at the key production enterprises, specialized factories, and
production bases for the manufacture of export commodities by taking the
improvement of the quality of products and the increases in foreign
exchange earnings as the focal point. Strenuous efforts shall be devoted
to the improvement of the warehousing and storage conditions for export
commodities, so as to reduce or eliminate the contamination of or damages
to export commodities.

V. Clearly Defining the Responsibility for the Quality of Export
Commodities
In order to guarantee the quality of export commodities, all units and
departments concerned must have both a clear-out definition of the job
responsibility and rules. If the poor quality of some export commodities
has resulted in economic losses or made a negative reflection on China's
reputation, it is imperative to check up on the responsibilities to be
borne by the production and processing enterprises, the foreign trade
corporations, the warehousing and storage units, the department for
commodities inspection, or other departments concerned. Cases of quality
problem caused by dereliction or neglect of one's duty shall be looked
into, and the person in charge as well as the leading personnel involved
shall be held responsible and be dealt with in all seriousness.
VI. Further Improving the Packing of Export Commodities
The China National Packing Import and Export Company shall, in cooperation
with the China National Packing Corporation, conduct further studies on,
and work out programs and measures for the improvement of the packing of
export commodities. Each year, efforts must be made to improve the packing
of certain categories of export commodities. At present, it is imperative
to improve the packing of foodstuffs, beverages, tobacco leaves, canned
foods, hardware, machinery, ceramics, textiles, garments, cotton, and
dangerous articles. The two companies shall coordinate the supply-and-
demand relationship between packing factories and packing material
suppliers, perfect the packing standards, and strengthen the work of
quality control, inspection and supervision.
VII. Strengthening the Standardization of Export Commodities, and
Improving the Conditions for Conducting Measurement at Ports
(1) The authorities of standardization of commodities inspection, and of
foreign economic relations and trade shall, in cooperation with various
competent organs, speed up the formulation and revision of the standards
for export commodities and inspection criteria.
(2) The competent authorities of transportation shall, in cooperation with
the authorities of commodities inspection and metrological authorities,
submit a plan to improve metrological conditions at ports and incorporate
it into the program for technological transformation of the competent
authorities of transportation and the interested localities so as to
improve basically the metrological conditions at ports within 3 years.

VIII. Strengthening the Administration of Trademarks of Export Commodities
and Patented Products
With respect to the use of trademarks for export commodities of famous
brands, the authorities of foreign economic relations and trade and the
administrative departments for industry and commerce shall jointly conduct
a checking-up and rectification campaign to strengthen the administration
and protect export commodities of famous brands. Without the approval of
the competent authorities at a higher level or without the consent of the
patentee, no production enterprises and foreign trade corporations may
produce patented products for export and engage in export of such
products. Cases occurring either at home or abroad of infringements or
illegal acts such as counterfeiting the trademarks of our export
commodities, imitating the patented commodities we export or forging our
export commodities inspection certificates shall be resolutely
investigated and dealt with, and the offenders shall even be prosecuted in
time so as to safeguard the lawful rights and interests of the enterprises
as well as of the State.
If no inappropriateness is found in the recommendations submitted above,
we request that they be approved and transmitted to all the localities and
departments for implementation.



1987年4月29日